Using the Android Application class to persist data

Question

I\'m working on a fairly complex Android application that requires a somewhat large amount of data about the application (I\'d say a total of about 500KB -- is this large fo

Answer 1

Dave, what kind of data is it? If it's general data that pertains to the application as a whole (example: user data), then extend the Application class and store it there. If the data pertains to the Activity, you should use the onSaveInstanceState and onRestoreInstanceState handlers to persist the data on screen rotation.